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KXHR - Forks Of The River Bridge

Knox County, Tennessee

Photos 

Three Rivers Rambler

Three Rivers Rambler passes over the Holston River in December, 2019. The Rambler is operated by the Knoxville & Ohio Railroad on former Norfolk Southern track.

Photo taken by Joseph Hinson in December 2019

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BH Photo #462838

Map 

Street Views 

Facts 

Overview
Three-span Warren through truss bridge over Holston River on former Southern Railway (later NS) and now Knoxville & Holston River Railroad
Location
Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
Status
Open to traffic
History
from dismantled single-track bridges at Strawberry Plains & Charleston, TN
Railroads
- Knoxville & Holston River Railroad (KXHR)
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
- Southern Railway (SOU)
Design
Three-span Warren through truss
Also called
Southern Railway Forks Of The River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+35.96045, -83.85009   (decimal degrees)
35°57'38" N, 83°51'00" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/242967/3983317 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Shooks Gap
Elevation
850 ft. above sea level
Inventory number
BH 36879 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1913 (860)
Built during 1910s (9,636)
Deck truss (1,732)
Have street view (26,950)
Holston River (35)
Knox County, Tennessee (57)
Knoxville & Holston River Railroad (4)
Knoxville, Tennessee (37)
Norfolk Southern Railway (1,919)
Open (39,886)
 Owned by railroad (12,424)
Railroad (15,426)
Relocated (893)
Southern Railway (362)
Tennessee (1,223)
Through truss (15,075)
Truss (32,799)
Warren through truss (1,616)
Warren truss (6,566)

Update Log 

  • December 23, 2019: New photo from Joseph Hinson
  • December 22, 2019: Updated by Joseph Hinson: Added new photos, clarified current operator of railroad
  • March 5, 2014: New Street View added by Brent Tindall
  • November 17, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Knoxville & Holston River Railroad", "Southern Railway", "Railroad"
  • June 9, 2010: Updated by Craig Philpott: corrected location
  • December 13, 2009: Updated by Matthew Ridpath: This is actually a Warren through truss
  • October 16, 2009: Updated by Bob Davis: Added year erected and quadrangle map
  • May 3, 2009: Updated by Bob Davis: add current railroad using bridge
  • August 3, 2008: Updated by Calvin Sneed
  • July 22, 2008: New photos from Calvin Sneed
  • July 18, 2008: Added by Calvin Sneed

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Forks Of The River Railroad Bridge
Posted March 30, 2010, by Casey Hibler (cjhibler3 [at] gmai [dot] com)

Here is a picture of the Forks of the River Bridge from the Three Rivers Rambler, a tourist steam train that runs from downtown Knoxville.

Forks Of The River Railroad Bridge
Posted October 16, 2009, by bob davis (bobdaviscfi [at] earthlink [dot] net)

From the Daily Journal and Tribune, Knoxville, Tennessee of September 16, 1912 we learn "...The bridge is being constructed from materials taken from the bridges recently displaced by the double-track bridges at Straw Plains (Tenn.) and Charleston (Tenn.)